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Xojo 2014 Release 3

Xojo 2014 Release 3

Posted by | Dec 11, 2014 | , |

Xojo Inc has released Xojo 2014 Release 3 — a major release of their multi-platform rapid development tool. Xojo users can now build iOS apps in the same way desktop and web applications are created (e.g., native iOS applications). This latest release adds 160 improvements and over 20 new features.

Xojo 2014 Release 3 feature highlights include:
* New iOS framework
* New Text data type and supporting methods for improved text handling
* New Auto data type for storing any type or object
* New Xojo.Core classes that make creating international applications easier

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TBR expects private cloud adoption rate to hit 85% by 2018

Posted by | Dec 11, 2014 | , |

Technology Business Research Inc.’s (TBR) 2H14 cloud customer research reports found end users globally are engaging cloud professional services vendors at twice the rate of private and public cloud vendors, indicating cloud professional services are typically the entry point as enterprises make the decision to migrate to cloud and consultants provide guidance and education to prospective cloud customers.

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Maintain serves up Cocktail 8.1 (Yosemite Edition)

Maintain serves up Cocktail 8.1 (Yosemite Edition)

Posted by | Dec 3, 2014 | , |

Maintain has served up Cocktail 8.1 (http://cocktail.maintain.se), a new version of its Mac OS X utility that’s compatible with Yosemite. It offers improvements on the “Clear Internet caches” procedure, updated Automator actions, and updated Help files.

Cocktail 8.1 (Yosemite Edition) also adds compatibility with the latest versions of Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, OmniWeb and Opera. Finally, it fixes compatibility issues with Boom.

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More than 1/3 of U.S. adult smartphone users make video calls

Posted by | Dec 2, 2014 | , |

Video calling is growing into a key mainstream activity on smartphones, with high adoption rates in some markets, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. (www.gartner.com). The survey, which was conducted in June 2014, surveyed more than 6,500 U.S. and German consumers about their technology usage and attitudes in order to gain a better picture of how devices are used for work and leisure. 

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Worldwide Tablet Growth Expected to Slow to 7.2% in 2014

Worldwide Tablet Growth Expected to Slow to 7.2% in 2014

Posted by | Nov 25, 2014 | , |

The worldwide tablet market is expected to see a massive deceleration in 2014 with year-over-year growth slowing to 7.2%, down from 52.5% in 2013, according to a new forecast from the IDC research group (www.idc.com).

At the core of this slowdown is the expectation that 2014 will represent the first full year of decline in Apple iPad shipments. Both the iPad and the overall market slowdown do not come as a surprise as device life cycles for tablets have continued to lengthen, increasingly resembling those of PCs more than smartphones.

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